Jonathan Daniels to Lead Port of Baltimore
, and lending my experience and guidance to transformational projects like the Howard Street Tunnel initiative and the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem restoration.”The Port of Baltimore ranks first among the nation’s ports for autos and light truck volume, roll on/roll off farm and construction machinery, and imported gypsum
Port of Baltimore's White to Resign
security procedures and completed infrastructure projects that made it one of the few ports in America capable of receiving the largest ships in the world.Under Executive Director White, the Port of Baltimore leads the nation in handling autos and light trucks, roll on/roll off heavy farm and construction machinery, as well as imported sugar and gypsum. Generating some 15,330 direct jobs and 139,180 jobs linked to its overall activities, the Port drives nearly $3.3 billion in wages and salaries, $2.6 billion in business revenues and $395 million in state and local tax revenues. White joined MDOT
Caterpillar's Curfman Retires
Industries. “Chris built incredibly close customer relationships and has been critical to our success in the mining industry. Under Chris’ leadership we have established a global leadership position.” As a young man, prior to joining Caterpillar, Curfman operated Caterpillar construction machinery. He then worked for several years as a sales coordinator for Wallace Machinery, a Cat dealer in California, before a 15-year career at Deere & Company. Curfman joined Caterpillar in 1994, serving as the rental and used equipment manager for North America. In 1999, Curfman became
Liebherr Opens New Office in Peru
With more than 100 attendees Liebherr celebrated the inauguration of the new office in Lima City, Peru. The new office will play a significant role in the South American Market for mining and construction machinery. During the ceremony, guests had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at the new office and meet the Liebherr staff. The new facility represents another milestone for the mining and mobile cranes divisions, and it will strengthen the development of new business opportunities in Peru. The tower cranes and the earthmoving divisions continue to be represented by local companies
China's "Ordinary" Billionaire Behind Nicaragua Canal Plan
finance the project. Five international groups had already agreed to invest in the project, he added. "We have not only signed memorandum-of-understanding, we are working on final preparations for executable, irrevocable contracts," he said. On April 23, Xugong Group Construction Machinery Co. , one of China's biggest construction equipment manufacturers, announced it had reached a framework agreement to take a 1.5 to 3 percent stake in Wang's development company. No dollar amount was attached to the investment, which also would make Xugong the sole supplier of engineering
